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Daily Archives: April 7th, 2023

VICTORY! Washington State House passes NPI’s bill to repeal Tim Eyman’s push polls

Excerpt: On April 7th, the Washington State House of Representatives voted 54-43 to pass the Northwest Progressive Institute's legislation to abolish what Eyman calls "advisory votes," but which are really push polls... prejudicially worded fake ballot measures that interrupt the act of voting and hinder electoral participation. 
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Elections, Legislative Advocacy
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VICTORY! Washington State House votes to remove death penalty and Eyman’s two-thirds nonsense from our state’s body of laws

Excerpt: Legislation that would formally scrub a long list of statutes no longer in effect from the Revised Code of Washington is now going to Governor Inslee after receiving a vote in both chambers.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics
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Joint letter asks Washington State House to repeal Tim Eyman’s push polls with SB 5082

Excerpt: On April 7th, over sixty organizations joined together to ask the Washington State Representatives to act on NPI's legislation to make it easier to vote in Washington State by replacing "advisory votes" (which are really anti-tax messages) with truthful, useful fiscal information.
Written by:Kathy Sakahara
Categories:Elections
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